Regisserades

Regisserades is a Swedish verb form representing the past passive tense of regissera, meaning to direct. It is used to indicate that a film, theatre production, television program, or other creative work was directed, often when the director is mentioned as a part of a broader description rather than as the subject of the action.

Formation and grammar: Regissera is a regular verb of the -a class. The past passive is formed by adding the suffix -des to the verb stem, producing regisserades. This form is finite and commonly used with an agent introduced by av to specify who directed the work, for example, "Filmen regisserades av Ingmar Bergman" (The film was directed by Ingmar Bergman).

Usage: Regisserades appears in film databases, critical reviews, production notes, and news reports to convey who directed the work after the fact. It emphasizes the role of the director in the finished product and is often used when the directorial attribution is the focus of the sentence rather than the act of directing itself.

Examples:

- Filmen regisserades av Ingmar Bergman.

- Pjäsen regisserades av en ny regissör.

Notes: The form is specific to Swedish, reflecting the language’s passive past construction. It contrasts with present-tense or active forms that name the director directly (e.g., "regisserar" or "regisserte" in other moods or tenses).